On October 10 and 11, the diocese welcomed to Charleston pilgrimage participants traveling to Ghana with the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta. Pilgrimage leaders celebrated the unveiling of the altarpiece at Calvary Episcopal Church, created by visiting artist Graeme Mortimer Evelyn of the Foundation of Spirituality and Arts. As is noted in the…
Learning Day at Voorhees University on Saturday, October 3 proved to be a splendid event as more than 80 people gathered to learn the school’s storied history. A highlight of the day was a fantastic documentary about the school’s founder, Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, who was dedicated to establishing a school in Denmark, South Carolina. Through exceptional leadership,…
Together with our diocesan Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission, Voorhees University will host our next Learning Day on Saturday, October 3, bringing together members of the university community, alumni, friends and supporters for a day of reflection, learning and celebration. This year’s theme, “The Next Level of Excellence-Embracing from Whence We Have Come,” will emphasize the…
On September 14-15, members of our diocesan Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission partnered with leaders from the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing to once again offer the Pilgrimage of Racial Healing program in our diocese. This program fulfills an important past mandate from General Convention, urging all dioceses to engage in “anti-racism” training. As explained on…
The diocesan Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission conducted an annual retreat at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center on September 11 and 12. During the meeting, each subcommittee within the commission talked about their primary focuses, providing a detailed report of recent activities and future opportunities. These subcommittees are responsible for overseeing offerings and opportunities for education (such…
The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina has partnered with the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta through the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing to organize a Holy Pilgrimage to Cape Coast, Ghana in 2027. The week-long journey will include visits to sites connected to the trans-atlantic slave trade, including Cape Coast and Elmina Castles, tours of notable sites within the Anglican Diocese of Cape Coast, and opportunities to build enduring relationships with local churches and communities in Ghana, Atlanta, and South Carolina.
The Diocese of South Carolina, through its Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission, is pleased to announce that another Zoom Sacred Ground program will be offered this fall beginning Thursday, September 17, 2026. Sacred Ground is a film and readings-based dialogue series grounded in faith. It was developed by The Episcopal Church as part of the…
Participants in the latest diocesan-wide offering of Sacred Ground, concluded the session with an in-person event at the Historic Calvary Episcopal Church in Charleston on Saturday, February 28. The session was facilitated by members of the diocesan Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission. Sacred Ground is a program sponsored by The Episcopal Church that promotes racial reconciliation…
A Reflection from Bishop Ruth in the Week of Dr. King’s Birthday In recent weeks, I have been reminded of the spiritual necessity of slowing down. I was given that gift on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the landscape itself resists haste. Walking where generations have walked, praying where centuries of prayers have risen,…
The weekend before Thanksgiving, the “Three Churches United” (downtown Charleston churches: Calvary, St. Mark’s, and St. Stephen’s) joined together for two important services. On Saturday, November 22, the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, 27th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, and Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley joined them to re-dedicate the grave of the Rev. Thaddeus Saltus, the…
The “Three Churches United” congregations of St. Stephen’s, St. Mark’s and Calvary Episcopal Churches in Charleston worshiped together at St. Stephen’s on Sunday, June 22, celebrating Juneteenth and honoring the Emanuel Nine, who lost their lives in a senseless act of violence at Mother Emanuel AME Church 10 years ago. The service was attended by…
The Diocese of South Carolina, through the Diocesan Commission on Racial Justice and Reconciliation, will once again offer a Zoom Sacred Ground Series beginning September 3, 2025. Sacred Ground is a film and readings-based dialogue series grounded in faith. It was developed by The Episcopal Church as a part of the “Becoming Beloved Community” and is designed…
